The Last Garbage Day (Before Xmas)

It is the last garbage day
Before Christmas,
The alleyways are littered
With trash pickers,
People with layer upon layer
Of dirty clothes,
Combing the cans and the bins
For bottles, tins;
But today’s pickings are spare,
They’re aware and
Wait for the days we will share
From our orgies
Of excess—Merry Christmas!